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At-a-glance: Council approves routine donations, event permits and emergency repairs

Susanville City Council · May 20, 2026
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Summary

The city council approved consent calendar items and several resolutions including a $1,000 police donation, street closure for a car show, airport insurance support for the EAA airshow, delegation of industrial disability-retirement authority to the city manager, and continuation of emergency work at Memorial Hall.

At this meeting the Susanville City Council approved several routine items and resolu- tions:

- Resolution 26-6540: Accepted a $1,000 donation from the local Walmart/Spargo Foundation for police public-education and outreach; council authorized the finance director to adjust the budget to accommodate the funds (presented by Acting Public Safety Chief Alan Slobel).

- Resolution 26-6541: Approved the annual Show & Shine car-show street closure request for North Street on 06/27/2026, subject to an ABC license and a standard risk-transfer agreement; staff estimated two public-works employees for four hours at roughly $480 charged to the street fund (presented by Acting Public Works Director Eric Edholm). Council discussed barricade placement to preserve business access before unanimous approval.

- Resolution 266542: Authorized the Susanville Experimental Aircraft Association to use the municipal airport for its annual airshow and approved the city's payment of half the event's liability insurance on the condition of standard risk-transfer and proof of insurance; council approved the request unanimously.

- Resolution 266543: Approved an updated resolution delegating authority to the city manager (title changed by ordinance in 2024) to make industrial disability retirement determinations for CalPERS processes; the change updates earlier delegation wording and was approved unanimously (presented by the city clerk).

- Emergency action: Council authorized continuing emergency remediation work to repair fire damage at Memorial Hall and approved the continuation of emergency action to expedite repairs.

All listed resolutions and actions passed with unanimous votes recorded in the meeting transcript; the record does not include roll-call vote counts by name.